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CDUS44 KTSA 101121
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        104    314 PM 109    1936  94     10       96       
  MINIMUM         77    554 AM  55    1989  71      6       72       
  AVERAGE         91                        83      8       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.72  -0.51     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.33                      8.19  -2.86     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.08                     26.29  -0.21    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        17      9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       154     59      176       
  SINCE JUN 1   1197                      1038    159     1137       
  SINCE JAN 1   1587                      1246    341     1361       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       113      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2006........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2006........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.3         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT